I bought it when it first came out, but going rate of like $200 the next year had me part ways. Seems like it dropped a bit since then, so might have to think about grabbing it again since i have World of Disgaea 2

Since this is a wiki post, do you mind if we update with prices / links to B&N for these books as well? Some of us to not have Amazon Prime, but do have B&N membership (which means free express shipping).

There are some Udon Entertainment books that are ridiculously expensive on the aftermarket (ex. Art of Darksiders), but don't pay those prices. Udon will usually reprint old books when a new game in that series comes out. The only exception to this are the hardcover editions. Those are usually a single print run and only available at conventions (sometimes on their website as well if they have leftover stock).

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It seems like there has been a huge spike in artbooks recently... a vast majority of them are for games which really don't have very impressive art direction IMO. Of the ones listed, I think only the Zelda and BioShock Infinite ones are worth getting.

Ooh I want the Blizzard one for sure. I still need to get the Diablo 3 and Starcraft 2 art books, but those are much harder to get as they only came with collector's editions.

edit: ugh, I forgot about the new expansion coming out; why can't they just sell those books by themselves :(

They'd probably charge an arm and leg for it that way if they did, plus I'm sure some people who had bought the CEs would probably flip tables and rage that they are not the only ones to have it. Not me though. I wish they would sell the art books separately, so people who don't want to buy the CE or just love the art style of Blizzard but don't care for one of their series, can lay their hands on it too.

Heh, I just realized I don't think I've looked in the Cataclysm art book yet and I've had it just about 2 years. I'll probably look through Mists while I wait for servers to pop up.

It seems like there has been a huge spike in artbooks recently... a vast majority of them are for games which really don't have very impressive art direction IMO. Of the ones listed, I think only the Zelda and BioShock Infinite ones are worth getting.

I'll tell you one title I'd be interested in seeing an art book of, Of Orcs and Men. From the screens and concept art I've seen of that game, it looks like it's going to be fantastic.

Since this is a wiki post, do you mind if we update with prices / links to B&N for these books as well? Some of us to not have Amazon Prime, but do have B&N membership (which means free express shipping).

Feel free to add new items and additional info to the wiki. I'll do occasional cleanup to make sure additions are in a consistent format, but I welcome all the help I can get!

I really wish all art books would be hard cover. I would totally buy the borderlands 2 art book but I tend to be less willing to buy them if they tend to be soft cover. I already preordered the bioshock infinite one and the halo 4 one.

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